Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tolkie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tolkie
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fan of the works of J. R. R. Tolkien.

Informal

Example Sentences

"At major science fiction, fantasy, and comic conventions, one sees rooms filled with Tolkies, Trekkies, Smurfies, Elves, Star Warriors, Extra-Terrestrials, and Superheroes."
"I accept that the Tolkies may disagree with me about the supremacy of the movies of Baz Lurhman or the excellence of the novels of John Updike."
"In 2002, when the film came out, surveys showed the average age of 'Tolkies' to be twelve."

Etymology

From Tolk(ien) + -ie.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Tolkien

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

Tolkies (plural)

Synonyms

Tolkiendil Tolkienist Tolkienite

Questions

What does tolkie mean?: A fan of the works of J. R. R. Tolkien.
Where does tolkie come from?: From Tolk(ien) + -ie.

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